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Mubarak Sentenced to Life, Appeal Will Follow

By on June 3, 2012

From the New York Times:

[...] By nightfall, demonstrators filled Tahrir Square in a protest that matched the size and ideological diversity of the early days of the revolt, with Islamists and liberals once again protesting side by side. Protesters poured into the streets of Alexandria, Suez and other cities to rail against what they saw as a miscarriage of justice.

“It is all an act. It is a show,” said Alaa Hamam, 38, a Cairo University employee joining a protest in Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of the uprising. “It is a provocation.”

For many Egyptians, the court’s handling of the case was the latest disappointment in a 16-month-old transition that has yielded some major accomplishments, but has not yet delivered the ratification of a constitution, the election of a president or the hand-over of power by interim military rulers.

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3 Responses to Mubarak Sentenced to Life, Appeal Will Follow

  1. mjsmith June 3, 2012 at 2:21 pm #

    The people in power and the next “President” of Egypt would not like to have to think about being put to death themselves.

  2. Cujo359 June 3, 2012 at 2:36 pm #

    This looks more like political revenge than justice. The NYT article states that the people who actually ordered the actions that led to the protesters’ deaths were not convicted, but Mubarak was convicted for “failing to stop” the murders. Had all been convicted, or had the subordinates been giving immunity in return for their testimony about Mubarak’s complicity, I’d have more confidence that this was a just verdict.

  3. mjsmith June 4, 2012 at 12:54 am #

    Cujo, I did not read the NY TImes article. I did read the below story on the NY Post. It states one other person was convicted for his role in the killings. I have a feeling the fate of Mubarak will depend on the outcome of the runoff election. I think he would rather have his Prime Minister win over the person from the Muslim Brotherhood.

    The 84-year-old and interior minister Habib al Adly were sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the killings of hundreds of protesters.
    Mubarak, the only autocrat toppled in the Arab Spring to be put in the dock, could have been sent to the gallows as demanded by the prosecution. He also was cleared of graft charges.
    The former president refused to leave his helicopter after he was flown to Tora prison on the south edge of Cairo. He then reportedly suffered a deterioration of his health.
    His attorneys said they will appeal.
    In two weeks, a presidential election runoff will take place between Ahmad Shafiq — Mubarak’s last prime minister — and the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohammed Mursi.

    Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/egypt_state_prosecutor_to_appeal_iiavca4g22V35k8UWF7gaM#ixzz1wnTBlBlk